Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala

Karkala, Jan 4: Karkala Rural Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting content on social media that promotes communal hatred and disrupts public harmony.

According to police sources, the case was registered based on a complaint filed by Rudresh, an official at the Karkala Rural Police Station. During routine monitoring of social media platforms, the police noticed a post published at around 4:45 pm on January 3 on a Facebook page titled 'Sudeep Shetty Nitte'.

In the post, it was stated that if Hindu–Muslim harmony is truly desired, the so-called harmony committees have many important responsibilities to address. Instead of that, there is no need to organize programs like ‘Dhaf Duf Dum’ during Hindu processions. The post further stated that if they genuinely care about harmony, they should work to eliminate issues such as love jihad, cow slaughter, terrorism, attacks on Hindu processions, spitting on food, attacks on Hindu religious places, encroachments, assaults, thefts, and actions that disturb social peace.

The post allegedly contained statements targeting religious harmony initiatives and made references to sensitive communal issues, which the police say could incite hatred between different religious and social groups.

Following the complaint, the police registered Crime No. 01/2026 under Sections 196(1), 353(2), and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the intent and impact of the social media post.

Police officials have reiterated that strict action will be taken against any content that threatens communal harmony or public peace.